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Valentine

Unisex Latin #3469 in 2023

Valentine is a unisex name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Valentine

Saint Valentine, a 3rd-century Christian martyr. From Valentīnus, a patronymic from pos=Roman cognomen, itself nominalized from vālens + -īnus.

Popularity of Valentine

Popularity, 1880–2023

129 births in 2023

1880 2023

8,683 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1919

180 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark

Rival; industrious

From Late - saint's name Laura, from the feminine form of laurus

feminine form of the saint's name, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre: thus meaning "who/which is to be loved"

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.